Ministry of Special Assistance (Maharashtra)

Ministry of Special Assistance, Government of Maharashtra

मंत्रालय विशेष सहाय्य विभाग महाराष्ट्र शासन
Seal of the state of Maharashtra
Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Ministry overview
Formed	1928[1]
Jurisdiction	Maharashtra
Headquarters	Mantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible	Dhananjay Munde, Cabinet Minister
Deputy Minister responsible	Abdul Sattar[3], Minister of State
Ministry executive	Shyam Tagare (IAS)[2]
Parent department	Government of Maharashtra
Website	sjsa.maharashtra.gov.in/en

The Ministry of Special Assistance is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for welfare, social justice and empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalized sections of society.^[4]

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Dhananjay Munde is current Minister of Special Assistance.

List of Cabinet Ministers[]

• N. M. Tidke , INC

25 September 1980 - 12 January 1982

• Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar, INC

25 January 1982 -01 February 1983

• N. M. Kamble, INC

07 February 1983 - 05 March 1985

• Jawaharlal Darda , INC

12 March 1985 - 01 June 1985

• Balachandra Sawant, INC

04 June 1985 - 06 March 1986

• Shankarrao Chavan, INC
  (Chief Minister of Maharashtra)

12 March 1986 - 26 June 1988

• N. M. Kamble, INC

02 November 1989 - 03 March 1990

• Javed Khan , INC

04 March 1990 - 24 June 1991

• Sushilkumar Shinde , INC

25 June 1991 - 01 June 1992

• Ramrao Adik, INC

06 March 1993 - 14 March 1995

• Manohar Joshi, SS
  (Chief Minister of Maharashtra)

14 March 1995 - 31 January 1999

• Gopinath Munde, BJP
  (Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra)

01 February 1999 - 17 October 1999

• Chhagan Bhujbal, NCP
  (Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra)

27 October 1999 - 16 January 2003

• Sushilkumar Shinde, INC
  (Chief Minister of Maharashtra)

18 January 2003 - 04 November 2004

• Jayant Patil, NCP

09 November 2004 - 01 December 2008

• Nawab Malik, NCP

08 December 2008 - 06 November 2009

• Chhagan Bhujbal, NCP
  (Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra)

7 November 2009 - 10 November 2010

• Patangrao Kadam, INC

11 November 2010 - 26 September 2014

• Rajkumar Badole, BJP

31 October 2014 - 11 June 2019

• Suresh Khade, BJP

11 June 2019 - 08 November 2019

• Chhagan Bhujbal, NCP (Acting)

28 November 2019 - 30 December 2019

• Dhananjay Munde, NCP

30 December 2019 - Incumbent

List of Ministers of State[]

No	Name	Party		Term of office	Ministry	Chief minister
1	Abdul Sattar Abdul Nabi		SHS	30 December 2019 - Incumbent	Uddhav Thackrey Ministry		Uddhav Thackeray

See All Ministry[]

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• Ministry of Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Public Works (Including Public Undertakings) (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Finance (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Planning (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of State Excise (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Special Assistance (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Social Justice (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Forests Department (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Tourism (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Food and Drug Administration (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Animal Husbandry Department (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Labour (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Water Resources (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Command Area Development (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Public Health (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Energy (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Rural Development (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Urban Development (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of School Education (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Medical Education (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Industries (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Textiles (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Protocol (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Housing (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Minority Development and Aukaf (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Marathi Language (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Woman and Child Development (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Water Supply (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Dairy Development (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Sports and Youth Welfare (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Disaster Management (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Relief & Rehabilitation (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Other Backward Classes (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Vimukta Jati (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Nomadic Tribes (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Special Backward Classes Welfare (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Khar Land Development (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Earthquake Rehabilitation (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Majority Welfare Development (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Ex. Servicemen Welfare (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Sanitation (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Tribal Development (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Employment Guarantee (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Horticulture (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Co-operation (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Marketing (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Transport (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Fisheries Department (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Ports Development (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Soil and Water Conservation (Maharashtra)
• Ministry of Mining Department (Maharashtra)

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